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Appendix C: listing of major

trade abbreviations

AAA American Automobile Association. Also operates as AAA Worldwide Travel, which is an AAA-
affiliated travel agency organization.

AAR Association of American Railroads

ABA American Bus Association
ABTB Association of Bank Travel Bureaus

ACTO Association of Caribbean Tour Operators

ACTOA Air Charter Tour Operators of America

AGTE Association of Group Travel Executives

AH&MA American Hotel and Motel Association
AITO Association of Incentive Travel Operators

ALPA Airline Pilots Association

ALTA Association of Local Transport Airlines

AOCI Airport Operators Council International Inc.

ARTA Association of Retail Travel Agents
ASTA American Society of Travel Agents

ARC Airline Reporting Conference

ATA Air Transport Association

CAAA Commuter Airline Association of America

CHRIE Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
CLIA Cruise Lines International Association

DATO Discover America Tourism Association

HSMA Hotel Sales Managers Association

IAAPA International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

IACA International Air Charter Association

IACVB International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus

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